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LOT 0991
Roman Bronze Sleeping Dog Statuette
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (6.04 grams, 23.7 mm).
Modelled in the round with the head resting on the extended forepaws. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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